Search Results - Mayer F

Objective: Information about dietary supplement (DS) use in young German athletes beginning their sporting career is scarce and possible differences to their non-athlete counterparts are unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze DS use in young elite German athletes (A) and non-at...

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Background: This overview provides an introduction to neuromuscular adaptations by exercise interventions based on random perturbations. It is outlined that specific therapeutic intervention based on perturbations may improve spine stability during disturbances as well as neuromuscular control error...

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Joint replacement surgery has showna tremendous increase within the last decades. Advanced operation techniques and modern implants support operative treatment of younger patients with increased demands during daily-living, leisure time as well as sports activity. Physical activity after total joint...

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Problem Statement: In athletes with spondylolisthesis, segmental instability and impaired spinopelvic alignment are considered as clinically relevant. Functional MRI in supine and upright position enables a load-dependent acquisition, but neither the reposition effect nor the difference in the exten...

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Adolescent athletes are a vulnerable target group for nutritional education and nutritional interventions. Although the level of nutritional knowledge and food literacy should be known before conducting nutritional interventions, there is no valid tool available to assess the nutritional knowledge o...

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Problem: Core-specific sensorimotor exercises (CSSE) combined with technically applied unexpected high-intensity perturbations (UHIP) are able to enhance neuromuscular activity of the trunk muscles (TM). SinceincludingUHIP into clinical practice is complicated, it is warranted to implement a feasibl...

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Idiopathic as well as nonspecific low back pain is relevant in health care systems as well asinleisure and high-performance sports. Neuromuscular and/or structural deficits, mostly accompanied by biopsychological factors,are known risk factors for both the onset and chronification of symptoms. Meta-...

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Introduction: An infection with SARS-CoV-2 is relevant especially in high-performance sport due to possible organ damage and reduced performance which occurs in individual cases. Various recommendations are found in the literature concerning when safe return to sports is possible and what examinatio...

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